Welcome to the highlights of England vs Pakistan 1st Test - 2026 Pakistan tour of England 3-match Test series - The first Test cricket match between England and Pakistan was played at Headingley, Leeds on August 19th to August 21, 2026.
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| Ollie Robinson celebrates his first-ball wicket with Jamie Smith © Stu Forster/Getty Images |
Match Overview:
Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue, Jordan Cox, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Dan Lawrence guided England comfortable an innings & 103-run victory over Pakistan and take a 1-0 lead inside three days in a one-sided first Test match.
Match Stats:
- England's innings and 103-run win was their sixth largest victory by terms of an innings & runs against Pakistan in Test matches.
- Azan Awais became second Pakistan batsman to be dismissed off the first ball of a Test match after Mohsin Khan (lbw b Kapil Dev) against India at Jalandhar in 1983.
- Pakistan's 171 was their 14th lowest score in a completed first innings against England in England soil in Tests.
- This is the 16th instances of England's two bowlers taking five-wickets in a Test innings and It is their third such instance against Pakistan in Tests, previous such two instance came at Karachi in 1973 and at Manchester in 2006.
- 150 : Jordan Cox and Joe Root shared the sixth highest third-wicket partnership for England against Pakistan in Test matches.
- England's 409 was their fourth highest total against Pakistan at Leeds in Tests.
- Pakistan's 135 was their 13th lowest score in a completed innings against England in England soil in Test matches and It is their fourth lowest score in the second innings against England in Tests.
Short Summary:
- Day 1 - England 112 for 2 after Josh Tongue and Ollie Robinson share five-wicket hauls as Pakistan bowled out for 171 in the opening day of the first Test match.
- Day 2 - Harry Brook's blazing 91, Half-centuries from Jordan Cox, Joe Root and Dan Lawrence as England commanding position despite Ali Usman's five-for in the day two of the first Test match.
- Day 3 - England innings & 103-run win after Three-wicket hauls from Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue and Jofra Archer as Pakistan bundled out for 135 in the day three of the first Test match.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Pakistan 1st Innings scored 171 for all-out in 48.1 overs with top scorer by Abdullah Shafique cracked a 61 off 104-balls including 8-fours.
Imam-ul-Haq hit 42 off 74-balls including 6-fours and Salman Agha struck 21 off 29-balls included 4-fours.
1st Innings England best bowler by Josh Tongue claimed a 5-wicket haul for 46-runs in 9.1-overs and Ollie Robinson captured 5-wickets for 51-runs in 18-overs included three maidens.
England 1st Innings scored 409 for all-out in 89.5 overs with top scorer by Harry Brook hammered a 91 off 93-balls - who fell nine-run short of his century - including 13-fours.
Jordan Cox blasted a 73 off 100-balls including 14-fours with strike rate of 73, Joe Root cracked a 66 off 112-balls including 10-fours.
Dan Lawrence struck 51 off 79-balls including 9-fours, Emilio Gay blasted a 33 off 71-balls including 7-fours with strike rate of 106.45,
Jamie Smith scored 25 off 52-balls including 2-fours, Jofra Archer blasted a unbeaten 23 off 25-balls included 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 92;and Ben Duckett scored 15 off 28-balls without a boundary.
1st Innings Pakistan best bowler by Ali Usman claimed a 5-wicket haul for 95-runs in 24-overs including a maiden, Khurram Shahzad picked up 3-wickets and one for Mohammad Abbas - Mohammad Ali.
Pakistan 2nd Innings scored 135 for all-out in 37.3 overs with top scorer by Mohammad Rizwan blasted a 41 off 39-balls including 5-fours with strike rate of 105.12.
Shah Masood struck 29 off 56-balls including 5-fours, Abdullah Shafique scored 15 off 29-balls included 2-fours and Saud Shakeel hit 14 off 24-balls contained 3-fours.
2nd Innings England best bowler by Ollie Robinson captured three-wickets for 29-runs in 11-overs including three maidens.
Josh Tongue picked up 3-wickets for 43-runs in 7-overs, Jofra Archer claimed a 3-wickets for 50-runs in 10.3-overs including a maiden and Gus Atkinson took 1-wicket for 11-runs in 8-overs included four maidens with economy rate of 1.37.
Ollie Robinson named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to took 8 wickets in a match.
Day 3 Highlights
Day 2 Highlights
Day 1 Highlights
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